Today’s Matchbook Monday is from Tavern on the Green, located in Central Park on the Upper West side of Manhattan (Central Park at West 67th Street).  It is one of the most successful independently owned restaurants in the U.S. 
Tavern on the Green is a frequent haunt for the famous and infamous of Manhattan, including actors, entertainers and politicians.  It’s been the site for many opening night receptions for Broadway shows and movie premieres, and has been featured in tons of movies and television shows.  Perhaps you remember seeing the restaurant, in all its glass and twinkling lights glory, …read more

For a long time, the only thing I knew about New York City was what I saw in the movies.  Now that I’ve visited many times, it was fun to take a look at MSN Travel’s list of the Top Ten New York movie locations.
Can you name movies that featured scenes from these recognizable NYC locations?  (I put some of the ones that I could think of in parenthesis.)
 

Times Square (Midnight Cowboy)
Empire State Building (An Affair to Remember)
Little Italy (The Godfather)
New York Delis (When Harry Met Sally)
Central Park Reservoir (The Devil’s Advocate)
Roosevelt Island Tram (Spiderman)
New York Subways (The French Connection)
Statue …read more

Now that the weather is getting warmer with each passing day, I hate to pass up an opportunity to miss out on the sun and warmth that is summer.  And, it’s far more pleasant to catch up on email, write for this blog, and read the blogs of my friends and the travel industry, when I’m in a sunny environment.
Always looking to kill two birds with one stone, I was intrigured with the announcement that in July, Central Park will have free wi-fi.  By summer’s end, additional parks in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx will as well.  Sounds like this may …read more